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Table 2 Total number of diagnosed clinical problems per age category and gender

From: Polypharmacy and the occurrence of potential drug–drug interactions among geriatric patients at the outpatient pharmacy department of a regional hospital in Durban, South Africa

Variable

Frequency—diagnosed clinical problemsa

Total

Percentage

Ageb

Female

Male

n = 884

%

60–64

178

94

272

30.8

65–69

93

64

157

17.8

70–74

169

77

246

27.8

75–79

80

42

122

13.8

80–84

36

16

52

5.8

 > 85

29

6

35

4.0

  1. aFrequency counts by age and gender
  2. bAge in Categories in years